예산 예림지구 출토 목관재의 수종 및 연륜연대 분석

Identification of Species and Tree-Ring Dating for Coffin Woods Excavated at Yerim Site in Yesan, Chungnam, Korea

The purpose of this study were to analyze the species and tree-ring dates of coffin woods excavated at Yerim site in Yesan, Chungnam, Korea. We sampled 12 pieces of woods from two coffins. The species of all coffin woods were identified as red pine group, most like-ly, Pinus densiflora. The last rings of both coffins were dated A.D. 1557 and A.D. 1601, respectively. The tree-ring dates indicated that the coffins were made in the late 16th and early 17th century.